The Revitalist

From Dockside Green's website: water reduction features.

Now that we're all comfortable with thinking about building green and measuring our carbon footprint, CoolTown Studios wants us to think about building blue. Building with an eye towards conservation of water resources, that is. The ULI has published an article called Is Water the Next Carbon? that got CoolTown thinking about it. They rounded up two example projects, the Wungong Urban Water Project in Western Australia and Dockside Green in British Columbia, that are serious about reducing water consumption, recycling storm and gray water, and educating users. In some ways, building blue is already on the table because features like low-flow shower heads and toilets are some of the easiest green features to incorporate. But more elaborate systems like storm water recycling and gray water systems aren't out of reach. Since water is a hot topic for many US communities these days, I bet we'll be seeing a lot more chatter on this issue.